Wednesday the 18th was a celebration of Presidents' day- we read stories about the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We did quarter and penny rubbings and made 3 corner hats. We also colored pictures of the presidents and played with Lincoln logs.
Thursday the 19th was our day to focus on the star shape. We traced, colored and filled in our stars with star stickers. We put stars in the sky wtih stickers as well. We also traced and colored our "R" sheet. We continued to practice our planets song. I hope you have found that this song is adorable!
Week 24- Tuesday the 24th we worked with the number 8. We first did some gross motor work. I taped the number 8 on the ground on the carpet and we learned how to make an "S" ( which happened to be the letter of the week) and then we closed the gate. We also practiced our numeral song by tracing our numbers in the air while singing our song. We traced the number eight- this one is a hard one but I hope with the different methods of learning that they might have grasped it. We also started working on the letter "S". During snack we celebrated T's birthday- I love having birthdays in class- they are so much fun :)
Wednesday the 25th was all about ants and ladybugs. We discussed ants and how they work together as a team- each having a job. We watched the Magic School Bus all about ants and their roles in the colony. We also talked about ladybugs- the next week, we got our classroom ladybugs to observe up close! We colored spots on ladybugs and I taught about the different cycles of the ladybug.
Thursday the 26th was our planets day. We sang our planets song, read and explored books all about the different planets and each child received a solar planet page that is exactly like the poster I have in class. We then watched the Blue's Clues from where I got the planets song from. It was fun to have a culmination from where the song came from. The kids enjoyed it! We also traced the letter "S" and worked on its sound.
Week 25- Tuesday March 3rd was all about helping. We discussed how they can help in their homes and neighborhoods and who they can help. I hope they came home and started helping more! Our letter of the week was "T"- tapping T. During snack time we celebrated C and O.M.'s birthdays- there are pictures in the slide of them blowing out their candles. We also started a new Nursery Rhyme- Hickory Dickory Dock. They have mastered this one quick!
Wednesday the 4th was a day all about Dr. Seuss and his books. We talked about the author and read some of his famous stories. We ate green eggs and ham for snack and read "Green eggs and ham". We made Cat hats and read "The Cat in the Hat" and lastly we talked about feelings and we read "The Sneeches." It was FULL of reading but we were able to enjoy all the great stories he had created.
Thursday the 5th- we concentrated on the oval shape. We traced an oval and then filled our ovals with colorful ovals. We finished our day tracing the letter "T" and working with its sound.
Week 26- Tuesday the 10th- Our number 9 day. We practiced counting in english and spanish as well as tracing it. We also work on the number by tracing the numbers in the air with our numeral song. They use their "magic pencil" or fingertip to trace. We also started with the letter "U". Because "U" is a vowel and we have learned the majority of the vowels I have started focusing on their importance. We discussed how vowels are in EVERY word and how they stick letters together to make words. We listened to a vowels song and I showed all their names on the board and we found the vowels in their names. They were excited to see that they had vowels and that they could find and recognize them. In my Wednesday class, we will start more a focus on reading starting after spring break. We also added a new addition to our class- caterpillers! The kids have loved observing them and seeing how much they eat!
Wednesday the 11th we celebrated St. Patrick's Day. For snack we ate Lucky Charms and talked about rainbows and what Leprechauns put at the end of the rainbows. We colored a rainbow and then they drew a picture of their treasure that would be at the end of the rainbow. I also traced their hands and we made rainbows of their handprints. I talked about who St. Patrick is and where these legends originated. Each of the boys colored a Leprechaun hat and we practiced counting and tracing the numbers 3 and 4 on clovers.
Thursday the 12th- PURPLE day. We learned how to make purple with red and blue finger paints and then they made grapes on a vine. We also completed a purple book and read Harold and the purple crayon in the AM class and Purplicious in the PM class. We traced the letter "U" and worked on its two sounds- u as in unicorn and u as in up.
Spring Break was during March 17 - 19.
Week 27- Tuesday the 24th we started discussing our community beginning with grocery stores and restaurants. We learned they both supply food but in different ways. We made our own menus and played restaurant with all the fake food and kitchen I have. We also started on "V"- vvrooming around the room. This is a harder sound to make- some of the kids were saying "Ba" or "Da" so this would be a great sound to work on at home.
Wednesday the 25th- Three Billy Goats gruff day. We ate goat food- carrots, appls, oranges and grapes. We read the story and then we practiced by using the storyboard. Each of the boys made the puppets for the story so they can share at home. We started our first word family book- "-at". We colored all the -at words in the reader so we could recognize the sounds and what they look like. We also practiced word whamming and make words to read. They are going to do great!
Thursday the 26th- Opposites: big and little- we talked about what opposites are and looked around the room to see what is big and little. They colored a sheet about babies and children and how they are growing big. We also painted with big and little paint brushes. These little masterpieces will be displayed on the door each day as an easter egg.
